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Choosing a major for college is a difficult task for a lot of people – that’s why a significant percentage of undergraduate students in Freshman and Sophomore year are undecided. You first have to understand what disciplines you are truly interested in, then analyze what career opportunities there are for you, and, finally, contemplate if the prospective careers are paths you want to take for your future. I’ll briefly summarize each facet:
Before I entered college I had some misconceptions about what “pre-med” was and the work involved with it. Once I had researched everything dealing with medical school, I realized that I was headed in the wrong direction. You can learn from my mistakes!
If you've already taken some AP courses in the past, you probably know about the enormous catalog of AP review books that are available for purchasing and, hopefully, that most of them are useless. I remember in high school I would often go to the library and rent out a sizable selection of AP review books, go home, and leave them collecting dust for two weeks. I would do this often and either never read them, or realize that they did not help the slightest bit. Here are some pointers:
One of the key elements of a successful high school career is having a good GPA. When you apply to colleges, they primarily look at the following: GPA, ACT/SAT (or other exams), extracurriculars, and essays. It’s hard to truly determine which is the most important, but generally you’re going to be looking at a crucial focus on GPA and your standardized exam scores. For some, keeping GPA strong and steady is an arduous process, but in the end, it turns out that it was worthwhile. So, how do you improve your chances of getting better grades?
College applications can be very stressful if you're not prepared, organized, and knowledgeable for what you're supposed to be doing. Know the important dates like early decision (your school will probably tell you when these are) so that you can find a schedule that works for you.
AP classes are not designed to be difficult courses with super-advanced material that you would only learn in college. The reason that they are generally labeled as "hard" is due to the fact that you're learning much more information in a shorter amount of time relative to your other non-honors classes. Most of the knowledge that you need to obtain a 4 or a 5 on the AP exams will come from your teacher and your own effort or your motivation to succeed. Of course, there are certain habits that you can form to boost not only your grades in the class(es) you are taking, but also the AP exam(s).
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